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ComROAD and COMWORXX Present First Telematic Solution for the PDA Consumer Market in the USA.


Business Editors/Technology Writers

UNTERSCHLEI(BETA)HEIM, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 2001

Joint Solution Port-IT Amongst the Highlights of the

Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States.  

From January 6-9, ComROAD AG, a leading provider of telematic networks, and its US-based subsidiary, COMWORXX, Inc., presented their jointly developed telematic system Port-IT(R) at the world's greatest trade show for consumer electronics (CES) in Las Vegas. The system provides a broad range of customizable telematic services, thus addressing the US market for PDAs (Personal Digital Assistant) with a constant annual growth of 50%.

Based on ComROAD's Global Transport Telematic System (GTTS Gtts Drops per minute (medical)
GTTS Got The T-Shirt
GTTS Go To Traffic School (online driving school)
GTTS Grants Treasury Tape System
GTTS Grupo de Trabajo en Tecnologías del Software
), Port-IT(R) enables global positioning, wireless, mobile data communication as well as "MyPort-IT.com", a personalized online portal providing fully individual configuration of all kinds of web-based information. As a result of the co-operation between COMWORXX and another two US-based telematics providers, iFleet, Inc. (telematic services) and i3 Mobile (content), Port-IT(R) integrates a wide range of security, road assistance, emergency and local (traffic) information services See Information Systems.  into its capacity portfolio.

The telematic system is complemented by Clear Voice Capture (CVC See CSC. ), a novel technology owned by the recently contracted Clarity LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

LLC - Logical Link Control
 that offers the optimization of voice-driven telematic applications and the extraction of interfering background noise in vehicle applications. With more than 120,000 visitors from 120 countries and more than 2,000 exhibitors, CES is the world's biggest trade show for consumer electronics technologies. Against the background of a 60% US-share in the global PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM).  market and the worldwide growing network of mobile end units, wireless data communication solutions and internet access See how to access the Internet.  were amongst the hot topics at this year's show. The telematic system presented by ComROAD and COMWORXX thus very much followed the trend of the CES; Port-IT's broad level of functionality attracted a large number of industrial visitors as well as notable car manufacturers and telecommunications providers from Germany.

COMWORXX, Inc.

Headquartered in Sarasota, Florida Sarasota is a city located in Sarasota County on the central west coast of Florida, USA. Its official limits include Sarasota Bay and several barrier islands between the bay and the Gulf of Mexico. , COMWORXX was founded by Intelliworxx (OTCBB OTCBB

See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB).
:IWXX), a mobile computing company, and ComROAD AG, world leader in mobile telematics, to bridge the gap that exists between the telecommunications and vehicle industries. With 51%, ComROAD holds the majority share in COMWORXX and contributes significantly to the technological and economic development of the company. COMWORXX offers mobile telematic services through ComROAD's Global Transport Telematic System and adds value to professional and private consumers by helping them safely connect to the wireless world, existing infrastructure, and most of all, to their personal information. For more information please visit www.comworxx.com

ComROAD AG

ComROAD Aktiengesellschaft, established in 1995, is the worldwide leader for the development and commercialization of telematic networks. Through the integration of globally available technologies such as GPS (Global Positioning System Global Positioning System: see navigation satellite.
Global Positioning System (GPS)

Precise satellite-based navigation and location system originally developed for U.S. military use.
), GSM (Global System Mobile communication) and web-based information systems, the company has created a worldwide network of telematic services, already being installed in 30 countries. This includes applications in the telematic sector, such as security monitoring, fleet management, off-board navigation and road assistance, as well as the provision of communication, information and entertainment services for mobile use. Via its headquarters in Unterschlei(beta)heim near Munich and further sites in Sarasota, USA, and Hongkong, China, ComROAD ensures 24/7 operation of telematic control centers in three major world time zones. For the business year 2001, the company which is listed at the German Stock Exchange (Neuer Markt:RD4) expects a turnover of Euro 85 million.
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